Officials do not want to give the impression they are balancing the city's budget on the backs of subway and bus riders.

For subway and bus riders, however, the effect was immediate and painful.

All in all, even without higher pizza prices, times are tough for subway and bus riders.

Groups representing subway and bus riders said the agency could not afford to pay $8 million in interest.

The transit workers say they deserve generous raises because an increase in subway and bus riders has expanded the authority's revenues.

For the subway and bus riders, the hike is a prescription for disaster.

It is $39,425 for subway and bus riders.

Now subway and bus riders are facing another fare increase.

Groups representing subway and bus riders also opposed the 25-cent fare increase.

If Wall Street agrees to buy them, subway and bus riders at the end of the decade will be stuck paying off the debt.

Officials do not want to give the impression they are balancing the city's budget on the backs of subway and bus riders.

For subway and bus riders, however, the effect was immediate and painful.

All in all, even without higher pizza prices, times are tough for subway and bus riders.

Groups representing subway and bus riders said the agency could not afford to pay $8 million in interest.

The transit workers say they deserve generous raises because an increase in subway and bus riders has expanded the authority's revenues.

For the subway and bus riders, the hike is a prescription for disaster.

It is $39,425 for subway and bus riders.

Now subway and bus riders are facing another fare increase.

Groups representing subway and bus riders also opposed the 25-cent fare increase.

If Wall Street agrees to buy them, subway and bus riders at the end of the decade will be stuck paying off the debt.